Clos Rougeard 'Le Bourg' Saumur-Champigny 2017 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET cinnamon and vanilla take hold

cinnamon and vanilla take hold before diving deep into hints of pipe tobacco and worn leather

The white vineyard is from those famous plots: Chene Marchand

Claude Leflaive

fresh peach

Clos Rougeard 'Le Bourg' Saumur-Champigny 2017 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET cinnamon and vanilla take holdThere are some very famous wines that are extremely limited and inspire a cult like following; and then there is Clos Rougeard. The tiny amounts of Cabernet Franc and even tinier amounts of Chenin Blanc that the Foucault brothers make in Saumur Champigny are among the most rare and sought after bottles in France and now the U. S. What's the trick? Well it's a bit mysterious but basically they possess very old vines on special terroir. Their yields are